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The Fall of the Berlin Wall

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East meets West in the field of online dating and Tim Berners-Lee tweets about his world-changing new invention. From March 2014.

The programme that sends us back in time as we hear people from the past comment on a series of major world events, in less than 140 characters.

In The Fall of The Berlin Wall, East meets West in the field of online dating, 80's children's programming pops up on your screen, and Tim Berners-Lee tweets about his world-changing new invention.

Turning statuses into sounds, History Retweeted transports us to timelines gone by, feeding hashtags, trolls and trending topics into moments from history.

Featuring the voices of Tim Barnes and Simon Berry, Wayne Forester and Annabelle Llewellyn, Peter Temple and Jelly Macintosh. With Lucy Beaumont as the voice of The Computer.

Written by Tim Barnes and Simon Berry
Produced by Sally Harrison

A Woolyback production for 成人论坛 Radio 4.

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New Year's Day 2019 23:45

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Credits

Role Contributor
Actor Tim Barnes
Actor Simon Berry
Actor Wayne Forester
Actor Annabelle Llewellyn
Actor Peter Temple
Actor Jelly Macintosh
The Computer Lucy Beaumont
Producer Sally Harrison
Writer Tim Barnes
Writer Simon Berry

Broadcasts

  • Wed 12 Mar 2014 23:00
  • Wed 23 Mar 2016 23:15
  • Sun 18 Dec 2016 23:00
  • New Year's Day 2019 23:45

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